Births, Nov. 11
The following are birth announcements from hospitals. Coquille Valley Hospital, Coquille Daniel Robert Morris was born at 4:25 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2009. Parents are Michael Morris and Sara Wright of Myrtle Point. Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay Brett Linds...
 1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 94.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Bright Chinook should continue to pulse in over the next few weeks. The cutthroat trout fishery is over for the season. Coos County lakes: Stocked trout fishing has been excellent. Coos River Basin: Trout fishing is closed until next s...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 94.0 Subject officers to random drug tests
Am I the only one who sees the illegal activities that go on within the county of Coos? I mean law enforcement are the most crooked/corrupt members of this community. Law officials spend way too much time trying to fix an arrest and conviction agai...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Jail expenses return to pre-layoff levels
COQUILLE - Almost three years ago, Coos County laid off 22 jail workers and limited the number of prisoners it would house, all to save slightly less than $1 million a year. Today, felons walk free in a third of the time, yet jail spending has c...
6.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Police search college dorms
Coos Bay police officers shook down some dorm rooms at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Friday morning in their ongoing investigation into a recent sexual assault. Officers served several search warrants within student housing and interviewed...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Sherbondy will hear sentence on Monday
A Coquille woman will soon find out how much time she ll serve behind bars, when a Coos County judge hands down her sentence for looting more than $10,000 from a fund for graduating high schoolers. On Monday, Gwendolyn Sherbondy will appear in J...
1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 119.0 Judge to defendant: Prove it
COQUILLE Bobbye Cikanek knows she probably won t be able to own horses anymore. But the woman convicted of abusing and neglecting 10 Tennessee walking horses hopes a Coos County Court judge will let her continue breeding and owning more than a doze...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Matthew Gary Ramey
A memorial service will be held for Matthew Gary Ramey, 43, of St. Helens at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the Port Orford Christian Center in Port Orford. Graveside services will follow at the Port Orford Cemetery. Matt was born May 1, 1966, i...
2.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 139.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Nov. 7
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 26-Nov. 1 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Bruce Watts 248, Bill Sullivan 225, Ray Rockwood 224; Patty Rockwood 214, Sally Ash 205, Linda Nichols 195. Monday Super Star Juniors Kyronn Morgan 239, Joey Hufman 204, Jor...
10.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 119.0 Youth Sports: Mustangs win soccer tourney
The Fall soccer season for the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon came to a close last weekend with a fifth/sixth-grade tournament at North Bay School. The Mustangs, a team coached by Erik Johnson and sponsored by C S Fire Safe Services, won ...
3.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 59.0 Football Recap: Panthers tune up for playoffs with win
Gold Beach finished the regular season on a winning note, but Reedsport was optimistic about the future after keeping the score close against the Panthers until the fourth quarter. Gold Beach scored twice in the final 12 minutes to beat the host Brav...
5.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 94.0 Thanksgiving service in Coquille
The Pioneer United Methodist Church, 180 N. Baxter St., in Coquille will host a community Thanksgiving service at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 22. Recently arrived Pastor Alvie Hazen of St. James Episcopal Church will be our guest speaker. It is requested th...
0.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 239.0 Marriages & divorces, Nov. 7
The following couples have filed for marriage licenses at the clerk s office at the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille: Robert Magill and Elisa Crawford both of Coquille. Jesse Carter and Jami Garnick both of North Bend. Richard Kight and Angelica Kr...
1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 139.0 Partnership pays dividends for Red Devil FC
COQUILLE Jeff Veysey remembers taking some ribbing from friends when he was a freshman and crossed over the lines of the Myrtle Point-Coquille rivalry line to suit up in the Red Devils colors for soccer. Things have changed a lot in four years. Th...
4.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 190.0 Twin Tigers
BANDON For twins, Karli and Kacy Crook have a lot of differences. The Bandon seniors and fraternal twins contrast in many ways. Karli, who is seven minutes older, is more organized and punctual. She ll wake up earlier than me, Kacy said. Without ...
5.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 59.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 139.0 Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 Libraries celebrate 30 years of progress
Dora residents celebrated the grand opening of a new library in August. Coos Bay may be on the verge of opening a coffee shop in its library, while Coquille s is also looking to expand. In a time when businesses are scaling back and scrambling to com...
3.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 Pirates can share league title with win
Marshfield has come a long way since a loss to Churchill to open the Midwestern League season. After three straight wins, the Pirates have a chance to tie for the league title when they host Thurston in the regular-season finale Friday. We re excited...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 59.0 | 
